There is so much we could discuss –the surreal image,symbolism and use of synecdoche in his previous position as a Principal Research Scientist at Bayer Pharmaceutical.

Does Boris Pasternak knowthat his former protégé is nowa member of the Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network?

Are the poetic influences of Mayakovsky and Nerudauseful in his present endeavors?If I sound disappointed, well,that may be true.I mean, the guy’s got a minor planetnamed after him:‘3723 Voznesenskij.’

And shouldn’t he – after all – be concentrating on poetry?

So I sent him a message, becausethere’s that big blue headline:“Send a message to Andrei Voznesensky”and right under it, two golden buttons – “Contact Directly”and“Get Introduced”(“7 of your trusted connections can introduce you to someone who knows this person”).

And I wrote, “So Andrei, how’s it hanging? Hey, what’s with the job in big pharma? You’re a genius, man, with medals and shit,And you ought to be writing those pithy poems that made you famous. Keep it real, man,And don’t forget your roots. Hakim”

And a couple days later I got this back:“Sorry to disappoint you, but the poet you write about and I are not even related. I hope he is not bothered by people looking for a prescription. Dos vedanya, AV”

David Hakim is an assistant director, producer, and publicity expert who developed campaigns for every major Hollywood studio and handled publicity for the Motion Picture Academy. Find him in the Reel Directory online: www.reeldirectory.com.

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